While we were in Dallas, I wanted to take the kids on a tour of the city. We booked a narrated trolley tour that took us past all the major sites of downtown Dallas, including Dealey Plaza, the 2 marked spots on Elm Street where President Kennedy was shot, the Reunion Tower, First Baptist Church of Dallas with 50 feet water fountains synchronized to music, the Perot museum, and Pioneer Plaza.
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GeO Deck of the Reunion Tower is 500 feet up and provides a panoramic view of downtown Dallas. We took the kids there for some holiday activities. They got to pet animals from the Dallas zoo, take pictures with Santa, and get balloons made by an elf.
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| The Reunion Tower in the background |
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| A visit from the Dallas Zoo |
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| Santa isn't so scary for any of the kids anymore |
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| balloons made to order by Santa's Elf |
After an hour long tour, the kids got to enjoy some time outside just running around and enjoying the statues at
Pioneer Plaza, which celebrates the history of longhorns being driven by cowboys. This is the 2nd most visited landmark in downtown Dallas, the first being Dealey Plaza.
I was surprised to find that downtown Dallas was pretty quiet the Sunday before Christmas. I had braced myself for holiday crowds and traffic, but our tour guide told us that Dallas being a suburban city gets its traffic during the work week. In that sense we lucked out and got to enjoy a leisurely visit in downtown Dallas.
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